DESOMOGYI, Joseph.

A short history of oriental trade.

Hildesheim, Georg Olms, 1968. 8vo (205 x 140 mm), pp. 281, [1, blank]; original brown cloth. First edition. ‘Orient . . . This has continually been a magic word all over the West. It implies fabulous wealth, supreme beauty, and everlasting bliss. Not only has it been the cherished scene of the finest fairy tales in our childhood. From time immemorial, the Western trader and sailor have endeavoured to reach the stupenduously rich countries of the East. First of all, they have ever been attracted by India, then also by the Land of the Precious Stones (Ceylon), the Silk Land (China), the Rice Land (Further India), and the Spice Land (Indonesia). These four lands have two things in common. Situated in the monsoon region of South East Asia, they have always been densely populated and highly productive. Grown in a hot climate and being in nature utterly different from Western goods, their products have ever been highly valued in the Western world’ (p.9).

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